New Parochial Administrator of our church...

The blog has learned today the name of our new Parochial Administrator; Father Darell Roman.  Father Roman is currently the associate pastor at St. Joseph Church in Lake Orion, MI.  In addition to his duties at St Joseph, Father Roman will be the Parochial Administrator of St. Josaphat and pastor of Sweetest Heart of Mary.  Here is his biography from the St. Joseph Church in Lake Orion's web site:

 My name is Fr. Darrell Roman. I was born in Detroit on October 9, 1961 to Albie and Sylvia (Bugaj) Roman. I am the oldest of three children. My youngest sister, Emily, is married to Matt Kopko and they have three boys: Gabriel, Nicholas, and Gregory. I also have a younger brother, Christopher.

I grew up in Livonia and attended St. Robert Bellarmine Grade School, Bishop Borgess High School, and Madonna College. In 1985, I entered the Society of Christ in Poland. The charism of the order is to minister to Polish immigrants throughout the world. After being ordained in Poznan, Poland in 1993, I was assigned to a number of parishes in the United States.

After a period of prayer and discernment, I felt God calling me to minister as a Diocesan priest. I am looking forward to spending the next two years here at St. Joseph as your associate pastor and being a part of your parish family.

"Ite ad Joseph!"

Stephen Weber

Parishioner, seminarian and international man of mystery, Stephen Weber, sent these pics from his current home in Dublin Ireland.  Stephen is in the back row, third from the right Check them out!

Stephen also sent the blog a video of a recent Mass he attended.  Stephen is in the video around 6 minutes in.  You can access it here.

Stephen will keep us posted on his journey to the priesthood.

"Ite ad Joseph!"

The end of a great day...

It was another beautiful celebration for our patron today.  Thanks to all those who made it happen, dedicating not only long hours today, but also all the hard work that wen't into preparing for this special day.

And of course a special thanks needs to go to our patron, our beloved St. Joseph!  Thank you St. Joseph, stay with us and help guide us in the days and months ahead.

"Ite ad Joseph!"

Confessions....

It is just past 8:30 pm. and the final confessions are taking place.  Literally hundreds of confessions were heard today  by our pastor Father Czarnota and visiting priest  Father Charles Altermatt from Holy Redeemer:

A special thanks to these holy priests; they truly made St. Joseph's day  a day of prayer and peace!

"Ite ad Joseph!"

Final church tour...

The final church tour on St. Joseph's day was given by parish historian and patriarch Patrick Degens;

It was an amazing tour! Thank you Patrick for all you do!

"Ite ad Joseph!"

Final Mass on St. Joseph's day

The final Mass on St. Joseph's day was held at 6:00 p.m.  It was an Novus Ordo Mass, in English, for the second Sunday in Lent.  For this Mass, roughly 300 faithful attended!

"Ite ad Joseph!"

Battle of BACH!

Two organ recitals were performed this year.  One by St. Matthew's parish organist, choirmaster and music aficionado Joesph Balistreri:

And the other by our very own parish organist, choirmaster, music aficionado and overall decent fellow Michael Semaan:

You guys ROCK!

"Ite ad Joseph!"